Chapter 3 User & Group Management; Default User And Group Settings; Uid And Gid Assignments - Adaptec 5325301638 Administrator's Manual

User & Group Management
Authentication validates a user's identity by requiring the user to provide a
registered login name and corresponding password. Snap Servers ship with
predefined local users and groups that allow administrative and guest user
access to the server via all protocols. Administrators may choose to join the
Snap Server to a Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Active Directory domain,
and Windows clients can then authenticate to the server using their domain
credentials. To accommodate NFS clients, the Snap Server can also join an
NIS domain, and the Snap Server can look up user and group IDs
maintained by the domain. For authentication control beyond the guest
account, Macintosh and FTP client login credentials can be duplicated
locally on the sever.
Topics in User and Group Configuration:

• Default User and Group Settings

• UID and GID Assignments

• Local Users and Groups
• Windows Workgroup or Domain
• NIS Domain
Default User and Group Settings
Snap Server default security configuration provides one share to the entire volume.
All network protocols for the share are enabled, and all users are granted read-write
permission to the share via the guest account.
UID and GID Assignments
The Snap Server uses the POSIX standard to assign user IDs (UID) and group IDs
(GID), in which each user and group must have a unique ID. This requirement
applies to all users and groups on the Snap Server, including local, NIS, and
Windows users and groups.
If you join the Snap Server to a Windows domain, unique IDs are automatically
assigned. If you join the Snap Server to an NIS domain, consider the following
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